Culicoides bolitinos

(Culicoides bolitinos)

Description

Culicoides bolitinos is an African species of bloodsucking fly that breeds in the dung of the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer), the blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), and cattle (Bosraces). It is considered a possible vector for African horse sickness.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Ceratopogonidae
Genus:Culicoides
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